Category Archives: Wildlife

haematopus palliatus Jekyll Island, Georgia – South Beach Monday, March 24, 2025 – 3:27 pm Whenever I told someone I was going to the coast to look for lifers, I would explain that I’d never seen, for example, an American … Continue reading →

rallus longirostris Jekyll Island, Georgia – Jekyll Island Guest Information Center Monday, March 24, 2025 – 2:35 pm The Jekyll Island visitor center (gift shop, actually) sits on a wide space along the causeway out to the island. Behind the … Continue reading →

On a gloomy Monday in March, I decided to head for Pulaski County to bird. I’ve set myself the goal of finding 100 birds each month, and I thought Lake Maumelle might be a good spot for some late-lingering ducks. … Continue reading →

sturnella (from sturnus, starling, with an added diminutive, so “little starling”) lilianae (after three women named Lilian who were associated in one way or another with ornithologists) Dallam County, Texas – County Road 1879 Monday, June 24, 2024 – 2:05 … Continue reading →

spermophilus armatus Lamar Valley – Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming Wednesday, June 19, 2024 – 10:30 am We drove through Lamar Valley at Yellowstone looking for animals (but especially for wolves). We saw several ground squirrels run across the road in … Continue reading →